RIC VII, LONDON [after 76], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED BUST TYPE

OBVERSE	CONSTANTINVSPAVG [CONSTANTINVS P AVG]; bust l., laur., cuir. [B5 l.].
REVERSE	SOLIINVIC-TOCOMITI [SOLI INVICTO COMITI]; Sol stg. l., chlamys across l. shoulder, raising r. hand, globe in l. S in left field, P in right field. MSL in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - B5 l. RIC lists for this obv. legend bust types B4, B4 l. and B5 (p. 101). Listed in Bourton Hoard (no. 1440-2 and no. 333 [The Scattered Hoard]). Note that elaborate cuirass sometimes resembles drapery, so bust type B5 may be recognized as B4 or a consular bust. Coin should be listed after LONDON 76.

NOTES

Weight 2.89 g. From the British Museum Collection (reg. no. 1977,1005.70). Other specimens: - specimen from BEAST COINS [click for picture]; - specimen from FORVM ANCIENT COINS; Hooverman's collection [click for picture].